IUPA Skull Holes Flashcards by Nat Perris | Brainscape

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What is this structure and what does it do?

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Paranasal air sinus

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What is this and what does it do?

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Optic foramen

Transmits the optic nerve

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What is this and what does it transmit?

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Foramen magnum

-Medulla of brainstem
- Vertebral arteries
- Anterior and posterior spinal arteries

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What is this and what sits here?

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Sella turcica

Pituitary gland

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What is this and what does it transmit?

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Foramen Ovale

Transmits mandibular branch of trigeminal

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What foramen is this and what does it do?

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Foramen spinosum

Middle meningeal artery

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What foramen is this and what does it do?

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Foramen Lacerum

Transmits nerve of pterygoid plexus

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What is this and what runs through here?

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Internal accoustic meatus

Transmits the facial nerve and vestibulocochlear nerve

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What is this and what runs through here?

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Jugular foramen

CN IX,X,XI

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What is this and what runs through here?

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Hypoglossal canal

Hypoglossal nerve runs through here

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Q

What mnemonic can we use to remember skull holes

A

Run Over Stupid Ladies
Rotundum
Ovale
Spinosum
Lacerum

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